Portland Police Seek Public's Help Identifying Suspects in Flash Mob Theft at Lloyd CenterAttachment:VIEW FILES
On Friday April 13, 2012, at 8:05 p.m., Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to the report of a "flash mob" theft at Nordstoms Lloyd Center.
Officers arrived and spoke with employees and learned that a group of approximately 10 African American male teens were in the store and began taking items and putting them in bags then ran out the Southwest doors of the store towards Northeast 9th Avenue.
Officers checking the area recovered some of the stolen clothing but did not locate the suspects.
The suspects are described as male African Americans, ages 13 to 19 years old, all wearing hats and hoodies with their faces covered.
Surveillance video is available for viewing and download at http://youtu.be/i604Bs4GoM4
The Police Bureau would like to identify people in the video and if possible, what role they played in the theft.
Six (6) North Face jackets were stolen: two black, two green and one blue.*-..

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Arrests Made in Rose City Park Gang ShootingAttachment:VIEW FILES
Portland Police Bureau Gang Enforcement Team Detectives arrested two men yesterday in connection with the April 13, 2012 shooting at Rose City Park in Northeast Portland.
23-year-old Abdalla Burey Sheikwali and 24-year-old Fahad Abdalla Abdiaziz were arrested on charges of Attempted Murder and Assault in the First Degree.
Sheikwali was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by the Tukwila (WA) Police Department, after gang detectives received information about his whereabouts.*-..

Suspect Convicted for Shooting a Portland Police Officer in 2011Attachment:VIEW FILES
Today, Tuesday April 17, 2012, a Multnomah County jury convicted 62-year-old Ralph Turner of numerous felony crimes related to Turner's shooting of a Portland Police officer in 2011 and Turner's shooting at numerous other police officers.
Turner was convicted on 12 counts of Attempted Aggravated Murder, 10 counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and 1 count of Assault in the First Degree.
Turner will be sentenced in May.*-..

Portland Police Arrest Two Juveniles for Robbery for Sunday Afternoon RobberyAttachment:VIEW FILES
On Sunday April 15, 2012, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Portland Police officers assigned to East Precinct responded to the report of an armed robbery on the playground of Vestal School, located at Northeast 82nd Avenue and Everett Street.
Officers arriving in the area were flagged down by a group of people at Northeast 81st and Glisan who were pointing to the suspects who were walking northbound on 81st from Glisan.*-..